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Italy's rugby team, the Azzurri (the Blues), entered the Six Nations tournament in 2000,
and has been the competition underdog ever since. However, it has scored some big wins
in recent years, with shock wins over France in 2011 and 2013.
The team usually plays home international games at Rome's
Stadio Flaminio
( 06 3685
7309;
www.federugby.it
; Viale Maresciallo Pilsudski)
, but works are currently taking place there, and
so games are being staged at the Stadio Olimpico.
TENNIS
Italy's premier tennis tournament, the Italian International Tennis Championships, is one
of the most important events on the European tennis circuit. Every May the world's top
players meet on the clay courts at the monumental, Fascist-era
Foro Italico
( 06 3685 8218;
Viale del Foro Italico)
. Tickets can be bought at the Foro Italico each day of the tournament,
except for the final days, which are sold out weeks in advance.
EQUESTRIAN EVENTS
Rome's top equestrian event is the
Piazza di Siena showjumping competition
( 06 3685 8420;
www.piazzadisiena.org
)
, an international annual event held in May, gorgeously set in Villa
Borghese. An important fixture on the high-society calendar, it attracts a moneyed Anglo-
phile crowd.
Lonely Planet's Top Choices
Auditorium Parco della Musica
An incredible venue hosting an eclectic, must-see pro-
gramme of music, art and more.
Opera di Roma at Terme di Caracalla
Opera and ballet set against an unforgettable an-
cient Roman backdrop.
Silvano Toti Globe Theatre
Like the Globe Theatre in London, but with much better
weather.
Estate Romana
Great umbrella festival that sees arts events all summer long.
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